Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35299, John Fairbank, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Kass.
Fairbank, John or Fairbanks
S. 35 299
CONTENTS

6605. From Massachusetts Roll to Maine John Fairbank
of Sherburne in the state of Massachusetts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Putnam of the Massachusetts line, for the term of five years. War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 th of Feb y 1819 and sent to John Davis Esq r Judge Boston.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818. 4 mo \frac{25}{30} — 38:66
Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th March 1819 — 48:—
86:66
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
note Duplicate sent to Stephen Hooper Esq r Boston Mass y 14 th Aug. 1819. D.B.

Modification sent to Mr. Biglow Esq. Oct. 13. 1820 Cambridge Mass
Deed July 10-1830

Died July 10 - 1830
Wolfson's a. 1830 July 10 1830

No 284
John Fairbanks
(Private)
Putnam's Reg t - Mass t Line.
April 1877, till the close of the war - say, 6 years.
April 10 th 1810 -
Wanted, the certificate of the Surge, that Applicant, in his belief, is in "reduced cir- cumstances in life, &c."

reside in I John Fairbanks of Sherburn in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a resident Citizen of the United States do hereby certify & say & on oath declare that I entered into the Continental Service in the Revolutionary War in April one thousand seven hundred & sixty four & served in a Com- pany commanded by Capt. Morse in the Mass. Regiment commanded by Col. Paterson till November hundred & sixty nine when I was transferred to the Company commanded by Hoffield White in the same Regiment when I served about three months when I was transferred to the Company commanded by Capt. Benson in the same Regiment when I served till the end of the war when I received an honorable discharge. — I further say that for some years past my family has resided in Napa in the District of Columbia — I is now there My native town is said Sherburn where I have been for about four months & where I am now living — I work when I can get employ, for I am poor & support myself & all what I can for my family by day labor
Boston April 10. 1878
John Fairbanks.
Massachusetts District of Columbia Boston 10. April 1878 Sworn to before me
W. D. [unclear] Dist. Judge Mass. Dist.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 11 A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that John Fairbanks subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked A together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
M Davis } Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
30 January 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, John Fairbanks by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M Davis } District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

85
John Fairbanks
6.605
Residence
AM
Oct 19

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
MIDDLESEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Concord, within and for the County of Middlesex, on the second Monday of June A. D. 1820
Before the Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Esquire, Chief Justice, and
WILLIAM WETMORE, and } Associate Justices STEPHEN MINOT, Esquires, } of said Court.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, John Fairbach resident in Concord in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 6605, now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
“WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.”
“I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, John Fairbach  late a Private in the army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the tenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen . “Given at the War Office of the United States, this fourth day of February one thousand eight hundred and nineteen . J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War,”
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
 1 cow 20 00  1 shoal 3 00  1 weavers loom 3 50  1 old chest of drawers, broken 1 --  6 old chairs 1 --  1 maple Table 1 --  Crockery ware 1 --  Shovel, tongs, spades, iron pot 2 --  Iron knives, & forks 0 50  $ 33 00 
John Fairbach
And the said John Fairbach having been first duly sworn upon oath states and declares, that he is subject to an asthma which renders him unable

to labour but very little, that his own age is sixty years, his family consists of his wife aged fifty one and three daughters and one son to wit Catherine aged seventeen, Elizabeth aged fifteen, Franklin aged thirteen and Olive aged ten years and that his family are dependant on him for support and maintenance and that his occupation is that of a labourer, that he was in the Revolutionary war from the year 1777 to the termination of it, on the Continental establishment that he was in the fifty regiment in the Massachusetts line commanded by Col Rufus Putnam and at different times, in different battalions companies, in said Regiment and that he was honourably discharged and his discharge burned with his house as will more particularly appear by his original declaration on file in the war office.
John Fairbank,

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Samuel Dana a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
4 I, John Fairbanks do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. So help me GOD.
John Fairbanks
Middlesex ss. C. C. C. P. June Term, A. D. 1820
Then the abovenamed John Fairbanks took and subscribed the aforewritten Oath before me,
Samuel Dana Judge of said Court.
I, ABRAHAM BIGLOW, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is
Thirty three dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Cambridge, in said County of Middlesex, on this 21 st day of July 1820 .
Attr. Abraham Biglow 30

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
County of Lincoln
ss. 1826
On this fifteenth day of November 1826, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Lincoln personally appeared John Fairbanks who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Joshua Benson in the regiment commanded by Colonel Nufus Putnam in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Massachusetts from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory) of Maine where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. That he at present receives Eight dollars per month.
James Wood
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.
John Fairbanks Gas H Backett of Union in the county of Lincoln in the state of Maine Justice of the peace.
NOTE. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
I am well acquainted with John Fairbanks and know him to be the same person named in the original Certificate no 6605 Gas H Backett Justice of the peace

State of Maine Lincoln Co.
I Nathaniel Coffin Clerk of the Judicial Court in & for the County of Lincoln. Certify that Joseph H. Beckett Esq. of Union is a Justice of the Peace duly & legally commissioned & quali- fied to act as such in & for said County & that the within is his own proper Signature & that was so commissioned & qualified on the 14 th of Nov. inst.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, this eighteenth day of November A.D. 1826.
Nathl. Coffin

September 10, 1930
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section AWF:MLB
Mr. Edward K. Gould Rockland, Maine
Dear Sir:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 35299 , that John Fairbank or Fairbanks was a native of Sherborn, Massachusetts. The date of his birth is not given.
He enlisted in April, 1777, and served as a private in Captain Joseph Morse's company, until in 1779, when he was transferred to Captain Haffield White's company, and served three months; then transferred to Captain Joshua Benson's company and served until the close of the war. All of his service was in Colonel Rufus Putnam's Fifth Massachusetts regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 10, 1818, at which time he was living in Sherborn, Massachusetts.
In 1820, he stated that he was sixty years of age and referred to his wife as aged fifty-one years, but did not give her name, also to the following children:- Caroline, aged seventeen years; Elizabeth, aged fifteen years; Franklin, aged thirteen years, and Olive, aged ten years.
In 1826, the soldier was living in Hope, Maine.
He died July 10, 1830.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

35299 Rev INVALID.
File No. 35299
John Fairbanks Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 182
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1930-Sept. 10-Visit to Edward H. Gould- See his letter in Stephen Norton S.16214 advised

John Sharpe for transfer
Edmund H. Allen,
Mason, Md.
Recd Dec 1826
Quinn N. 1 st Price
The Secretary of War
Washington
for

John Fairbanks for transfer
Ebenezer Dyer,
Munroe, Me.
Free
Union No. 1
Recd Dec 1826
The Secretary of War & Washington
for

Union Sept 1826
Dear Sir
enclosed is John Fairbanks Application for a transfer of his Pension from Massachusetts to Maine. Mr. Fairbanks in a suffering case, he could not get his last Pension on account of his not applying for a transfer of his Pension you are requested to give information as soon as may be convenient by request of D. F. Fairbanks
Prescott July 9 am R.C.
Eleazar Alden

Send a duplicate to Stephen Hoper, Esq r . Boston, Mass.

United States
Uncompahgre District
I John Fairbanks of the same District of lawful age and a person of the United States under a law of Congress provid- ing for certain persons engaged in the land and mineral claim- ing of the United States in the indebtedness war, make oath that on the fifteenth day of May, last past, in the town of Montezuma I lost a money pocket book, containing among other things a pass- port certificate granting to me eight dollars per month from the tenth day of April 1919, as nearly as I can recollect, and as will appear by the records in the Treasury. That I have advertised the same but without effect, and believe the same to have been destroyed, or lost irrecoverably. John Fairbanks
Subp. 1. Montezuma May 17 th 1919. Personally appeared the above named John Fairbanks whom I certify to be in my opinion a credible witness and made oath that the above statement by him submitted is true. Before me Stephen Hosper

To whom it may concern.
This certifies that the bearer hereof Mr. John Fairbanks of Hove in the County of Lincoln was a soldier in the Company of which Joseph Morse, Sheffield White and Joshua Benson were Captains in the Continental army, and the Revolutionary war during the term of six years and upwards, from the month of April 1777 untill the close of said war, Col. Rufus Putman was the Col. of the Regiment upwards of the first three years of said term, and after said Col. was promoted to the office of Brigadier General, the Regiment to which said Fairbanks belonged was commanded by different Commandants the remainder of said term.
Newton Sutton April 6 th 1818.
Gibson Hooke } Lieutenant in the Company and Regiment to which said Fairbanks belonged during the term aforesaid
Sidney April 8 th 1818. Then the above Gibson Hooke personally appeared before me and made oath to the truth of the above certificate, by him subscribed.
Ebenezer Starr } Justice of the Peace.